{"id":824,"date":"2015-01-21T19:56:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T19:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/peanutsandpopcorn\/?p=824"},"modified":"2015-01-21T19:56:50","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T19:56:50","slug":"k-love-announces-fan-award-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/peanutsandpopcorn\/2015\/01\/k-love-announces-fan-award-nominees.html","title":{"rendered":"K-LOVE Announces Fan Award Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From L to R: Matthew West, Steven Curtis Chapman, Plumb, John Sanders (K-LOVE Fan Awards Co-Creator and Producer), Jon Klein (TAPP Co-Founder and CEO), Mike Novak (K-LOVE President and CEO), Francesca Battistelli, David Pierce (K-LOVE CCO) and Colton Dixon. (Photo Credit: Aaron Crisler for The Media Collective)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The K-LOVE Radio Network is known for its 446 signals in 47 states and boasts of a listening audience of 14 million. Last night at the Franklin Theatre outside of Nashville, the K-LOVE announced the nominees for the 2015 Fan Awards Show<\/a>. The special will be presented on May 31, 2015 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Music City.<\/p>\n

Among the attendee\u2019s for the press conference were President and CEO Mike Novak and CCO David Pierce, as well as host Steven Curtis Chapman, Colton Dixon, Francesca Battistelli, Matt Maher, Matthew West and Plumb.<\/p>\n

Leading the nominations with four each, including Artist of the Year, were Newsboys and For King & Country. Additional nominees for Artist of the Year include Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, MercyMe and TobyMac. For the first time, nominees were selected and voted upon completely by fans. Voting for the 2015 K-LOVE Fan Awards will open at midnight (ET) on May 1 and will close at midnight (ET) on May 30. Nominees for Film\/Television Impact, Book Impact and Sports Impact Awards will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

And the nominees for the other awards are:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Male Artist of the Year:
\n<\/strong>Chris Tomlin, Colton Dixon, Crowder, Jeremy Camp, Matthew West and Steven Curtis Chapman<\/p>\n

Female Artist of the Year
\n<\/strong>Francesca Battistelli, Jamie Grace, Kari Jobe, Mandisa, Natalie Grant and Plumb<\/p>\n

Group\/Duo of the Year
\n<\/strong>Casting Crowns, For King & Country, MercyMe, Newsboys, Tenth Avenue North and Third Day<\/p>\n

Best Live Show
\n<\/strong>For King & Country, Need to Breathe, Newsboys, Tenth Avenue North, Third Day and TobyMac<\/p>\n

Worship Song of the Year
\n<\/strong>\u201cOverwhelmed\u201d (Big Daddy Weave), \u201cJesus Loves Me\u201d (Chris Tomlin), \u201cCome As You Are\u201d (Crowder), \u201cNo Other Name\u201d (Hillsong Worship), \u201cHow Can It Be\u201d (Lauren Daigle) and \u201cBecause He Lives\u201d (Matt Maher)<\/p>\n

Song of the Year
\n<\/strong>\u201cHope In Front of Me\u201d (Danny Gokey), \u201cFix My Eyes\u201d (For King & Country), \u201cHe Knows My Name\u201d (Francesca Battistelli), \u201cDo Something\u201d (Matthew West), \u201cGreater\u201d (MercyMe) and \u201cWe Believe\u201d (Newsboys)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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